UNSPSC 50425800: Dried sea vegetables

The type of vegetable known as sea vegetables that has been dried for preservation.

UNSPSC 50425800 Dried sea vegetables (Class) covers institutional procurement of bulk dried legumes and pulses for state correctional facilities, food-service programs, and state agencies — a scope that diverges from the code's nominal title and is grounded entirely in recent solicitations for dried beans and pinto beans rather than sea vegetables. State and local governments buying under this code are procuring triple-cleaned dried beans meeting USDA No. 2 or better grade standards, packaged for bulk institutional cooking and meal service, with strict compliance requirements for food safety, moisture content, foreign-material thresholds, and shelf-life certification. Issuing bodies include state departments of corrections (Oregon, Georgia), state purchasing offices coordinating institutional food service (Georgia Correctional Industries, Illinois IVHQ), and city food-service programs supporting child-care meal programs (City of Edinburg, Texas). The typical procurement bundles dried beans with related food and kitchen supplies, and responses are submitted as sealed bids or RFQs with all-inclusive pricing incorporating transportation and delivery to state distribution centers or program sites.

Recent activity spans Oregon, Georgia, Texas, and Illinois. The Oregon Department of Corrections (ODOC) Purchasing/Contracts Division posted solicitation S2910000017140 on June 5, 2026, requesting approximately 42,500 pounds of dried pinto and red beans (bids due June 19, 2026), with a 10% evaluation preference for goods fabricated or processed entirely in Oregon and an additional 5% for Oregon-headquartered bidders; the historical price was $0.493 per pound from incumbent contractor Intersect USA. Georgia Correctional Industries issued RFQ 92100ERFQ0020612027 on October 2, 2026, for kidney beans in 880-bag increments (bids due October 9, 2026), requiring all-inclusive delivery pricing with no separate freight reimbursement. Oregon also posted solicitation S2910000017705 on August 7, 2026, for dried black beans, triple-cleaned (bids due August 21, 2026), intended for institutional use by state agencies or educational institutions within Oregon. The City of Edinburg, Texas, issued RFP 2026-017 on August 11, 2026, for CACFP meal-program food and nonfood supplies serving approximately 400 children daily (proposals due August 4, 2026), with a local-vendor preference under Texas Local Government Code Section 271.9051 for vendors within Edinburg falling within 5% of the lowest bid price. Sourcing from this code shows little activity outside these states and faces ongoing competition from established commodity food suppliers; the Oregon ODOC solicitation explicitly named incumbent contractor Intersect USA at $0.493 per pound, signaling an entrenched vendor base in institutional procurement.